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F. J. KAHN- Aug. 23, 1938.

PRESS Filed Dec. 27, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

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F. J. KAHN PRESS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 27, 1934 INVENTOR.

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Patented Aug. 23, 1938 -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Frank J. Kahn, New York, N. Y. I

Application December 27, 1934, Serial No. 759,352

- 2 Claims.

- This invention relates to an improvement in a pressing machine and more particularly to a shirt pressing machine for use in commercial laundries.

One object of the invention is to provide a more compact machine requiring less floor space than is commonly now used.

A further object of the invention is to produce a -more inexpensive commercial press for heavy pressure requirements for use in commercial laundrie's.

A further object of the invention is to provide means to place a shirt on a form before pressing so that it assumes a form similar to that it takes on the body of a man.

A further object of the invention is to shape and. lay a shirt or similar garment on a vertical buck wherebyboth sides of the garment can be attended by an operator remaining in one position. I

A further object' of the invention is to provide means to press both sides of a shirt while on the buck without removing the shirt from the buck.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part appear hereinafter.

In pressing machines commonly used in commercial plants, heavy pressure is required to obtain good results. The common practice is to have the buck over which the garment lies in a horizontal position using' one side only and taking the garment off one side after ironing; also the heated head which is pivoted, is moved in a vertical direction in such a manner as to be brought down on the garment under heavy pressure by the operation of the control handles by an operator and when released separates from the buck a distance far enough to enable the operator to obtain easy access to the garment. vThe object of this improved design is to enable an operator to use both sides of the buck, and by the moving of the buck by the operator in contact with the head enables more direct pressure to be applied between the buck and the head without the use of the usual compound toggles, effecting a considerable saving in power.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a cross-section of the pressing machine.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the pressing machine.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified buck member. p

Figure 4 is a front View of the modified buck member.

Figure 5 is a top view of the modified buck member.- I

Figure 6 is a fragmentary cross-section of the buck taken on line 6 6 of Figure 1.

Figures 7 and 8 showthe control valve in two positions.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention numeral It represents a frame supporting a heated head II steam being provided through inlet 12 and drainage provided through outlet 61, facing same is a pivoted padded buck I I 2. The buck I2 is provided with a shaft I3 which is ballpivoted at I4 resting in a supportdesig'nated by numeral I5. This arrangement allows the buck to swing against and away from head as Well as allows the buck member I2 to be turned completely around on its pivot so that both surfaces may be used for laying the garment for pressing or ironing purposes. This buck may be made of several different shapes and have more than two padded surfaces for pressing. In the accompanying drawings it merely shows two sides. The buck may be conceivably box-shaped. As shown in Figure 1 the shape is for ironing shirts.

When the shirt is placed on buck I2 it is moved manually against heated head I I Where a cutout I6 inthe head is provided to receive projection II.

For applying pressure to the garment in a predetermined position of the buck the valve It is provided with an extended stem I9 which comes in contact with the projection 20 of the link ZI of the toggle 22. When the operator swings the buck I2 against the heated head I I he causes the toggle 22 to become set in a fixed position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 and the projection 20 pushes on the extended stem l9 of the valve I8 permitting the air or fluid under pressure to enter the cylinder 23, through air supply pipe 68 as shown in Figure '7. When the buck is released and the projection 20 no longer presses against le-ver IS, the same is brought back to normal position by spring 64 which closes the intake in Valve I8 and opens the outlet passage through 69, as shownin Figuref8.

The heated head II is slideable, it being mounted on the frame II] through pins 24 and 25 cooperating with which are springs 26 and 21. The pressure on the head is applied at its center at 28 through pin 29 so as to allow sufficient adjusting for equalizing the pressure throughout the surface of the buck.

The frame it) is provided with a supporting bearing 3@ carrying a shaft 3! on which cuffpressing members 32 and 33 and neckband pressing member 34 are mounted, as shown in Figure 1 and by dotted line of buck l2 in. Figure 2. An arm 35 is rigidly secured to shaft BI and is actuated by pressure in the cylinder 36. To close the pressing levers 32, 33 and 34, air or fluid pressure is released through 'valve 31 by the heated heads on their respective bucks. This valve is controlled by rod '66 andis provided with a two way opening to admit and release fluid pressure. 46 and 4! for cuff pressing heads 32 and 33 are on the arms 42 and 43. It should be noted that this arrangement allows the two cuffs and neckband of a shirt to be ironed at the same time as the body or bosom of a shirt because when buck member I2 'is opened and turned around to iron the back of a shirt, if it is desired, the other side of the cuffs can be ironed during this operation without the use of any extra time. Opening of the buck member l2 from contact with head I! is sufficient in distance to allow the turning of the buck on its pivot so that the close-st point at the lower portion of the buck member will always be slightly more than one half the distance of the width of the buck member to clear the head member H.

In operation, after the garment is placed on buck E2 the buck is brought into contact with heated head H by manual means, The links H and 44 of the toggle 22 are brought into a straight and rigid position and locked by pin 45 held against catch 46 on the arm of foot lever 41. To hold pedal 48 upwardly to be ready to receive pin 45 is a spring under tension designated by numeral 49. When the operator steps on pedal 48 the pin 45 is released by catch 46 so that the buck member swings open by its own weight coincidentally with the collapsing of the toggle 22. To start the opening of buck member l2 in the manner described there is a projection 50 on foot lever 4? bearing against link 44 to start the movement of link 44 to its open position. It will thus be seen that the buck is easily accessible for the placing of garments, particularly shirts, on a form similar to the form of the body of a man and the utility and novelty lieslin the fact that the buck can be turned while the operator remains in one position.

Figure 2 is a front elevation and more clearly shows the position of the cuff and neckband pressing member in relation to the body of the shirt. Buck member I2 is shown in closed position and the surface shown in full View is designated by numeral 5| while the opposite surface of buck l2 facing head member II is designated by numeral 52. Thus it will be seen that both sides of -a garment can be ironed without the usual labor of taking the ironed portion oiT of a padded surface to use this same padded surface for the unironed portion of a garment. Dotted lines in Figure 2 indicate member I! on buck surface 52.

Figure 4 shows a front view of a modified construction of a buck member wherein a buck member 55 instead of being rigid on an arm 56 is pivoted by a ball support shown by numeral 51 on the arm 56, the arm extending freely into the center of the buck member.

. Figure 5 more clearly illustrates the structure As shown in Figures 3 and 4 this modified buck 55 has the surface 58 offset downwardly to the surface 59 so that the collar may be kept out of the way while pressing the back of the shirt. The companion buck member The" two surfaces are, however, of substantially the same length and the buck member is made long enough to take in the full length of each surface in order to prevent aunark being left by the cut-out.

The outward swinging of buck I2 is limited by lugs 66 and El and the inward swinging is limited by lugs 62 and 63. As shown in Figure 1 buck member i 2 is provided with a hollow chamber to receive steam to heat the padding and absorb any excess moisture given off by the ironing of wet garments. When member I2 is in open position, the steam enters through inlet H and through opening in ball pivot l5 and when in closed position, inlet H is closed by the ball pivot and outlet valve l0 connected to the opening in the ball pivot connected to the chamber providing for outlet of any condensation.

As best shown in Figure 6 the shaft [3 is provided with a reinforcing collar 64 which is provide-d with pins 65--66 received in the forked end fill of the link 21 to hold the buck I2 on shaft 43 ina vertical postion to prevent the buck l2 from tipping to one side on the ball pivot l5.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A pressing machine comprising a frame, a vertical heatable head supported by said frame, a padded buck having a plurality of pressing faces, means 'for pivoting said buck on said frame so that it can swing between an inclined position and a vertical position in contact with said head and so thatit can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the axis of swing, whereby any selected'one of the faces may be brought into contact with the head.-

2. A pressing machine comprising a frame, a heatable head supported by said frame, a padded buck having a plurality of pressing faces, means for pivoting said buck on said frame so that it can swing from an open position to a closed position in contact with said head and so that it can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the axis of swing whereby any selected one of the faces may be brought into contact with the head.

FRANK J. KAHN.

of buck member 55 by showing a top perspective .View of the modified buck member. 

